Top carriage for guns



' Nav. 24, 1925.

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} omis-o 4simfrasf?.mfr ENT L vHARRY o. ZIMMERMANyoEWASHINGTON, prefirieron-COLUMBIA. 5.,

vr*15.015 certamen FOR Guns.

Application led August 25, .1924. ySeriallNo. 4734.0161. v

l (GRANTED UNDERy Tire Aer or MARCH 3, 1883; 22 sur. 1.6253" i kTo all; whom-t may concern? v MAM/a, citizen oftheUnite'd States7 Sand a i `1 5 vbia; have invented' an" Improvement in Top K'Qarriagesfor Gun lsr'ajspecificatlon. u

" .The invention describedfherein 'jmay be' .H710 Ybor einployeesin prosecution ofi Work 'forlthe u i acnof'March e, 1883.# c 1,5 V ri'a'ge for guns. v

m* j Y In guns of small caliber Which arfefespe-v ciallyvr designed to accompany infantryv oi;

' f f for'use in mountainous country, thevarious i V720. elementsoffthe gunAmuStbe susceptible oi l .Vfrapid dismantlingv and-assembly for transmobility and strategicemployment,

A gull- Of i his Character,

'f 25 I mumV usefulness, i must f be Y divisible y into the feivest'possible numberfot individual loads so that a majoritycoffrthe "gunucrew may be reservedl to carry ammunition or, other matriel. l,

' 3Q' ,According to mp on supports retains. threaded hinged capsvv at either end which are 'held tothe underside ol l thefaxle ,by ay pair of looking'l ydevicesywhich engage the hinged caps Voi the cradle inafter and pointed out in the kclaims or1n. *'50 ing a part 'of this specification. c

i A practical embodiment of myinvention t iS illustrated in the accompanying, dra-wings, Linivliich,` vt

resident of lVashingt'on, District ofColu'm-jV s); of .whichI the following usedby'tlie Grovernment,y lor any' of its oticersv The subjectief ythis invention isa top czar-v f portat'ion by` hand to permit of extreme y v i K thelower bearing 17 Aadapted to fit over the tobe 'of manii axle 11` and the l'upper bearing 18 adapted the present invention; the kv"topf carriagefor supporting the gun. on its cradleconsists of a pairof spaced upright members aflixed vgto the forward" end off-a' split traill andhooking over the axle of the gun carriage. vA spacer* rod betweenthe To these andotherends; mynV vention. l e `consists' V'in thev 'construction7 arrangement,"y f and combination of elements, described lieref,

i 1 isa fragmentary. view in 'side ele-` vatlon of Ya vgun'carriageshowing the nranfV ner yoi supporting the trail. and cradle g" Fig;'2.is adetailed vieWQin side'elevation of the top carriage;- and,v

Fifziffse sectional View teken on are' im@ 3;; 3 'otFig 1," the trunnion and"axlejr'- moved.: i

,Referrs reference:

A gun, carriage to'V the numerals oi n y"consistingioi ivlieels connected vby a partiallythreadedfaxle' 11V includes 'the Vusual cradle `v12A and'trails bothY of `Which are supported vin 'aiftop' can f riage 151.'- The to upright supports 157 which may be formed p carriage 14 comprises a'lpair Vof Y integrally ywith or securableV tothe frontxv Y ofthe trails 13.L

Thel supports 15v `are""each formed at their forvvardend 'with a vertically extendingrib 16 terminating in "semi-circular; bearings,

tof receive the. Munitions c 1.9 of' ,the :gun Cradle 12:' .W Y ,t Y

'n vThe supportsl Vare Yby Vmeans tof a bar 20, positioned underneath thefcradle and serving to hingedly carry threaded caps 21, l

which when moved'finto VV,pivnsition 4kWith the loiverbearing17,.hold"the top carriageto I ythe axle and 'enablethe gun tobe traversed in theusual manner,l by rotation of the axle.

cated' end of ak trunnion cap' 24 and"adapted,v

When. turned at rightf'angles yto the rodto, kj

overlie the cap', to securely lock the carriage V in assembly,v The caps and bearings may bu formed with 'complementary ribs 25 land grooves 26 forr an"'obviouspurpose.'

c Ina'ssexjnbll'ying"v the 'gun vthe y,locking deg -y A. vicesfWillbe-ointhe openVK position as v,shown irrigui@ whatthe'tor-weeg@met@a e hooked overthe a'xle'to support thetrails" therefrom.. The gun -ivitlifits cradle isthen wel mounted inthe upper bearings, the tr'un-vr nion caps are .clfosed,r and the leversniay bei grasped inelther hand andsi-Innltaneously n secured through vajcontinuous movement.k l. y A 105 .Y Y

In dismantling thel gun the leversmay be rotated and pushed forvvardly," thegcradle removed and the trails and top carriage lifted Jfrom the axle.

Vhile in the foregoing there has been illustrated and described such combination and arrangement of elements as constitute the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is nevertheless desired to emphasize the fact that interpretation of the invention should only be conclusive when made in the light of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

l. In combination with a gun carriage, trails, a top carriage embodying a pair or' spaced upright supports mounted on the front end of the trails, a vertical rib formed on each support and terminating in semicircular bearings, the lower bearing adapted to hook over the axle, the upper bearing adapted to receive the cradle trunnions,A a spacing bar for the supports, caps for the lower bearings pivotally mounted on either end of the spacing bar, a rod pivotally mounted on the tree end of each cap, a lever eccentrica'lly pivoted to the rod, caps 'for the upper bearings adapted to receive the levers whereby to lock the assembly, and means for permitting the top carriage to be traversed.

2. In combination with a gun carriage, trails, a top carriage embodying a pair of spaced uprightsupports mounted on the front end oi the trails, a vertical rib formed on each support and terminating in semicircular bearings, the lower bearing adapted to hook over the axle, the upper bearing adapted to receive the cradle trunnions, a spacing bar for the supports, caps for the lower bearings pivotally mounted on either end of the spacing bar, a rod pivotally mounted on the free end of each cap, a lever eccentrically pivoted to the rod, and caps for the upper bearings adapted to receive the levers whereby to lock the assembly.

3. In combination with a gun carriage, trails, a top carriage embodying a pair of spaced upright supports mounted on the liront ends of the trails, a vertical rib formed on each support and terminating in semi-circular bearings, the lower bearing adapted to hook over the axle, the upper bearing adapted to receive the cradle trunnions, caps for the lower and upper bearings, a rod pivotally mounted on the free end of the lower caps, a lever e'c-centrically pivoted to each of the rods `and adapted to cooperate with the upper caps to lock the assembly, and means for permitting the supports to be traversed in unison.

4. In combination with a gun carriage, trails, a top carriage embodying a pair of spaced upright supports mounted on the front ends of the tra-ils,v a vertical rib formed on each support and terminating in semi-circular bearings, the lower bearing adapted to hook over the axle, the upper bearing adapted to receive the cradle trunnions, caps ior the lower and upper bearings, a rod pivotally mounted on the free end ot the lower caps, and a lever eccentrically pivoted to each o'f the rods and adapted to cooperate with the upper caps to lock the assembly.

5. In combination with a gun carriage, trails7 a top carriage embodying' a pair of upright supports mounted on the front end ot' the trails, each of said supports being formed with semi-circular bearing, the lower bearing adapte-d toI hook over the axle, the upper bearing adapted to receive the cradle trunnions, pivotally mounted caps for the lower and upper bearings, a rod pivotally mounted on the free end of the lower caps, a lever eccentrically pivoted to each of the rods and adapted to cooperate with the upper caps torloclr the assembly.

6. In combination with a gun carriage, trails, a top carriage embodying a pair of upright supports mounted on the front end of the trails, each of said supports formed with semi-circular bearings, the lower bearings adapted to hook over the axle, the upper bearing adapted to receive the cradle trunnions, caps for the lower and upper bearings, and a locking device pivotally mounted on each of the lower caps.

7. In combination with a gun carriage, a top carriage including means for supporting the carriage trails from the axle, means for receiving the cradle trunnions, and a pair ot' locking devices capable ot continu ous movement for simultaneously locking the top carriage to the axle and the trunnions to the top carriage.

8. In combination with a gun carriage, a t-op carriage including means for supporting the carriage trails from the axle, means for receiving the cradle trunnions, Aand locking devices for simultaneously locking the top carriage to the axle and the trunnions to the top carriage.

9. A top carriage for guns embodying a pair of upright supports, said supports formed with semi-circular lower and upper bearings, caps for closing the bearings, and means secured to the lower caps tor locking both the lower and upper caps in position.

l0. A top carriage for guns embodying a pair of connected upright supports, said supports formed with axle and trunnion bearings, caps therefor, means for locking the caps in position, and means ior permitting the carriage to be traversed. y

11. A top carriage for guns embodying axle supports and trunnion journals, caps for said supports and journals, and means for simultaneously locking such caps in place.

l2. A top carriage for guns embodying axle supports and trunnion journals, caps l ,1K gun..

iol'L the supports and.,j0ru1I'1aJls5'means for Y V simultaneously lockingY such 'caps in place,

'and vmeans lon the vsupports `and pherfceps 'coopelatng With'k the axle tOi traverse @he to'rthe axle and to the trunnons, and ak bar connecting the supports and CzuryngVsedV locking means'.

a pail1V of. upright Supports adapted tO-'rest 0nv the carriage axle and reeevethejgun 16 trunnons, and combined leaking IneensV for f securing tlunnlon. Y

each supportto the axle'encl e C. ZIlVIMERMAN. fr '-1 

